Mailman 3 March 2009 - Mailman-Users

how to change the List-ID (RFC2919)
by IEM - network operating center (IOhannes m zmoelnig) March 3, 2009

March 3, 2009

hi all. after moving a mailinglist from one domain to another, i was wondering how i can keep the old List-ID (according to RFC2919 the List-ID (or the address-part therein) should not change, even if the list-address changes) i have found an open bug-report regarding this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/266142 but no solution. is there one? preferrably without having to hack the sources :-) fgmasdr IOhannes -- IEM - network operation center mailto:noc@iem.at

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Uncaught runner exception: unknown encoding: us-ascii
by rpyne＠kinfolk.org March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

Please help! Since upgrading to Mailman 2.1.12 and Python 2.6.1, my error log is filling up with messages like this and virtually no messages are moving through my mailing lists. Based on a search of the archives, I removed ALL digest.mbox files and ran unshunt. No messages moved and the errors continue. Mar 02 09:51:11 2009 (30278) SHUNTING: 1236010837.317246+dbe24d8d98f7ad6b16fdd98b1f18ae69b6a225e7 Mar 02 09:51:11 2009 (30278) Uncaught runner exception: unknown encoding: us-ascii Mar 02 09:51:11 2009 (30278) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 120, in _oneloop self._onefile(msg, msgdata) File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Queue/Runner.py", line 191, in _onefile keepqueued = self._dispose(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 130, in _dispose more = self._dopipeline(mlist, msg, msgdata, pipeline) File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Queue/IncomingRunner.py", line 153, in _dopipeline sys.modules[modname].process(mlist, msg, msgdata) File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/SpamDetect.py", line 111, in process g.flatten(p) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/email/generator.py", line 84, in flatten File "/usr/lib/python2.5/email/generator.py", line 116, in _write File "/var/mailman/Mailman/Handlers/SpamDetect.py", line 84, in _write_headers Generator._write_headers(self, msg) File "/usr/lib/python2.5/email/generator.py", line 150, in _write_headers File "/usr/lib/python2.5/email/generator.py", line 26, in _is8bitstring LookupError: unknown encoding: us-ascii

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No incoming mail
by Tim Ferguson March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

I have a system that I just set up and mail, such as subscribe notifications and list creations are going out but mail isn't making it in. I get a "server is down" error reply. Although postfix is up, where might the "catch" be? Thanks for any ideas or suggestions, Tim Tim Ferguson Director of Technology Centralia City Schools Centralia, Illinois 62801 618-532-1907, Ext. 1030

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Mailman not sending email or posting to archive.
by Patricia A Moss March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

Mailman is currently not sending email and not posting to the archives. We moved the server, that hosts the mailman application, to a new network. This required that our email relay server also be changed. I am wondering if there is something in the mailman config that needs to be updated. I sent a test email directly from the server and that was successful, but if I try to post to the list I get nothing. Thanks. PATI MOSS System Engineer Sr. Professional CSC This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. Patricia A Moss/GIS/CSC 01/30/2009 09:46 AM To mailman-users(a)python.org cc Subject Domainname changing I am running mailman 2.1.5 on a RedHat Linux, version 4.0, server. The IP Address and domainname, of the server, are going to change and I wanted to know is there was a script or set of instructions for making similar changes within mailman. I see that the archives will be affected by the domainname. I am not sure as to what else may be affected and how to avoid a problem. I found this article "3.4. How do I move a list to a different server/Mailman installation." in the FAQ. It seems like it pertains to my situation, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't miss anything else. Thanks. PATI MOSS System Engineer Sr. Professional CSC This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall not operate to bind CSC to any order or other contract unless pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose.

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password sends
by Michael Welch March 2, 2009

March 2, 2009

What is supposed to happen when a non-listmember tries to get a password reminder from the member options page? I tried it myself after trying to figure out if a member was using the wrong email address, and the web page said, "A reminder of your password has been emailed to you." But nothing ever arrived. I tried this with two different non-subscribed addresses that do not have spam filters on them. I do not have access to logs to answer more questions, this is a DreamHost implementation. I also discovered that one of my four lists doesn't even send out the passwords to subscribed members after saying the reminders were sent. I tried this on my own subscribed name and it failed. If folks can tell me what might be wrong here as well, I will pass it on to DreamHost tech support which has been quite responsive in the past. Version 2.1.11 - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael Welch, volunteer Redwood Alliance PO Box 293 Arcata, CA 95518 707-822-7884 mwelch(a)redwoodalliance.org www.redwoodalliance.org

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Extract list members from unaccessible domain
by Singbartl, Thomas March 1, 2009

March 1, 2009

Hi there, due to my own stupidity I lost my domain as it expired and someone else grabbed it immediately. I have one particular mailing list, that I want to recover and move it to my new domain. I only need email adresses. I already contacted my provider who hosts mailman, but with no backend access for me. They send me the zipped folder of that list, which is pretty useless. I read 3.62. How do I extract a list of my list's members (subscribers)? of the FAQ, but this only works if the domain still exists. What do I have to tell my provider to send me to get the e-mail adresses (the list still exists and is configured on their server). Appreciate any help! Thanks, Thomas ________________________________ Thomas Singbartl IT Manager Bavarian International School e.V. A Community of Learners Hauptstr. 1 - 85778 Haimhausen - Germany Phone: +49 (0)8133 917 -132 | Fax: +49 (0)8133 917 -279 t.singbartl(a)bis-school.com | www.bis-school.com <http://www.bis-school.com/> Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts München VR13209

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It works! :-)
by Oliver Glück March 1, 2009

March 1, 2009

Hi, after a reboot, - create with web gui works - mails delivered !! Fine. :-) Now I have to configure some email templates... Thanks a lot !!!!!!!!!! Oliver ----- original Nachricht -------- Betreff: Error: Unknown virtual host: short-servername Gesendet: So, 01. Mrz 2009 Von: Oliver Glück Hi, ok, my mm_cfg.py looks as yours below. And after bin/withlist .... I get still the "Error: Unknown virtual host: short-servername" if I want to create a list with the web administration. I think, my web configuration is ok, mailman.conf in /etc/apache2/conf.d : ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin/ Alias /pipermail/ /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/ <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/"> AddDefaultCharset Off </Directory> Whats wrong? Now, I want to try to create a list on the command line... It works from the command line! And I can modify the list with the web. But not create. Now, I will check the list emails.... cu later again ... ------------------ It seems like the following should work MTA = 'Postfix' DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'short-servername.intern.company.de' DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'company.com' VIRTUAL_HOSTS.clear () add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST , DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST ) POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['company.com'] as long as you always access the web interface via http://short-servername.intern.company.de/... URLs, but these URLs will also be visible in the headers of list posts unless you set include_rfc2369_headers to No. --- original Nachricht Ende ----

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Error: Unknown virtual host: short-servername
by Oliver Glück March 1, 2009

March 1, 2009

Hi, ok, my mm_cfg.py looks as yours below. And after bin/withlist .... I get still the "Error: Unknown virtual host: short-servername" if I want to create a list with the web administration. I think, my web configuration is ok, mailman.conf in /etc/apache2/conf.d : ScriptAlias /mailman/ /usr/local/mailman/cgi-bin/ Alias /pipermail/ /usr/local/mailman/archives/public/ <Directory "/usr/local/mailman/archives/public/"> AddDefaultCharset Off </Directory> Whats wrong? Now, I want to try to create a list on the command line... It works from the command line! And I can modify the list with the web. But not create. Now, I will check the list emails.... cu later again ... ------------------ It seems like the following should work MTA = 'Postfix' DEFAULT_URL_HOST = 'short-servername.intern.company.de' DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST = 'company.com' VIRTUAL_HOSTS.clear () add_virtualhost(DEFAULT_URL_HOST , DEFAULT_EMAIL_HOST ) POSTFIX_STYLE_VIRTUAL_DOMAINS = ['company.com'] as long as you always access the web interface via http://short-servername.intern.company.de/... URLs, but these URLs will also be visible in the headers of list posts unless you set include_rfc2369_headers to No.

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one list not sending to members
by Anne M. Hammond March 1, 2009

March 1, 2009

I recently created a list with 20 members, but the list is not sending out to the members. Other lists on this server are working fine. This is mailman 2.1.9. I stopped OutgoingRunner with SIGTERM, sent a post and posted a message to the list, and dumped the database; [root@ice httpd]# /usr/lib/mailman/bin/dumpdb /var/lib/mailman/lists/extremeintegration/pending.pck [----- start pickle file -----] <----- start object 1 -----> { '01a907bef54583bc21f0e71251a6c9d4487b9b84': ('H', 1), '46199d354ea07e1ae152d9351a2b2d0426011528': ('H', 3), 'e57f046e3de424b7f2baf780da63e1f1a1d08880': ('H', 2), 'evictions': { '01a907bef54583bc21f0e71251a6c9d4487b9b84': 1235939067.2983739, '46199d354ea07e1ae152d9351a2b2d0426011528': 1235950453.2800391, 'e57f046e3de424b7f2baf780da63e1f1a1d08880': 1235947591.233825}, 'version': 2} [----- end pickle file -----] So I don't see anything here that is pending. The list is not moderated. All email should be sent automatically to the 20 members.

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